Romanian Eagle

While Edel was busy for the army reserve these days, the old King Carol I was gradually dying. It seems that the birth of the little prince Victor has made him relax the breath he has been supporting until now. Now that the old king has difficulty walking with support, everyone now knows that the days of the monarch who led Romania to independence and gave it decades of development and prosperity are numbered.

Faced with the situation of their own monarch, the Romanian people also spontaneously prayed for this majestic king, hoping that he could continue to lead Romania to prosperity. It's just that the years have not been changed by anyone's will, and it has brought too much vitality to the monarch. Now death waits silently to take the life of the monarch.

After dealing with the military reservists, Edel also tried to accompany his father who was short on time. Many politicians and former prime ministers are now in Bucharest, where they will witness the first handover of Romanian kingship.

On the night of October 9, Prime Minister Bretianu was ready to go to bed. Now the government has a lot of work during the day, but he looked at the economic prosperity caused by the outbreak of the war. In his heart, he thought that in this situation, under the He has the ability to achieve a super-explosive growth of more than 25% in the Romanian economy.

Only now he is chatting with his wife at bedtime.

"The king is dying now. I wonder if the country can develop peacefully like the old king after the crown prince takes the throne."

Prime Minister Bretianu replied after hearing his wife's words. "It's impossible. Our crown prince is a man of great ambition, it's just a question of whether Romania can withstand his ambition."

"ta~ta~ta"

The prime minister and his wife were talking about the crown prince when there was a sudden knock on the door, which made the prime minister and his wife jump. It's okay to talk about the crown prince in private, but who made him prime minister?

Prime Minister Bretianu asked loudly through the gate. "What's up?"

The familiar voice of the housekeeper who has been serving for many years came. "Master, the palace sent someone to let you rush over, the king is dying."

After hearing the housekeeper's words, Prime Minister Bretianu quickly put on his clothes and said to his wife. "I don't think I can come back tonight, you can rest by yourself."

The Prime Minister's wife knew that her husband needed to go to the palace at this time, so she also talked about it. "You also pay more attention to take care of your body."

Prime Minister Bretianu followed the housekeeper to meet the guard who was passing news in the living room, and was taking the guard's car to the palace. Of course, he was not the only one who was urgently recruited into the palace. Former Prime Minister Stulier, Minister of War, General Courtois, Chief of the General Staff, General Preshan, the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church and others were all recruited into the palace. . The handover of the Romanian crown will also be overdue under their witness.

The royal family has now gathered around the old king. The head of the Romanian royal family, the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family in Germany also sent people here. The people who came this time are also very interesting. It was Edel's cousin Ferdinand who came on behalf of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family. What's interesting is that this Duke Ferdinand, who is more than ten years older than Eder, was the king of Romania in his previous life, but now he is unlucky when he encounters Eder, a future traveler, and grabs the throne.

In Carol I's room, Queen Elizabeth stood affectionately beside the sleeping King Carol, stroking her husband's cheeks, which were already full of wrinkles. It's just that the king did not respond to this, the Edels stood beside the queen, and Sophie Marie was holding the little prince Victor in her arms.

The crown prince looked at his father who was lethargic and lethargic in front of him. He turned to look at Viscount Adri, who had been with the old king, and asked in a tone that could not hide his anger. "What's the matter with my father?"

The palace steward spoke in a remorseful tone with red eyes.

"Just now, His Majesty wanted to read the book, and I was going to get it. But His Majesty insisted on taking it by himself, so I helped him to go there. Who knew that when I walked to the door, His Majesty's foot slipped and I didn't help him, and then it became like this."

After Viscount Adri finished speaking, the old man in his 60s burst into tears like a child who had suffered a catastrophic disaster.

Seeing the appearance of the old man who has served the royal family for decades, Edel couldn't blame him, so he had to persuade him to talk about it. "Uncle Adrien doesn't blame you, don't blame yourself like this."

Hearing what the crown prince used to call him when he was a child, the palace steward stopped crying, but still kept tears silently.

At this time, a guard walked up to the crown prince and whispered. "The Prime Minister, the Patriarch and others have arrived."

Edel replied. "understood."

The little prince Victor, who was in Sophie Marie's arms, seemed to wake up and began to cry, and the originally quiet room became noisy for a while. Sophie Marie was busy coaxing her son. Carol Kingdom seemed to be startled by the cry of the little prince, he opened his eyes and looked at the wives and children beside him.

Queen Elizabeth looked at her husband who had woken up and said in surprise. "Karl, you're awake."

"How long have I slept."

"In less than two hours."

"Elizabeth, I feel like I'm about to be called by the Lord. Queen, I can't keep my wedding vows and promise to be with you. I hope you don't blame me."

Listening to her husband's words, Queen Elizabeth covered her mouth and said while crying. "No, I know Carl, you've always kept your word."

"Edel"

"Father, I am here."

Hearing his father's call, the crown prince quickly walked to his side and held his father's withered hand. Queen Elizabeth knew that her husband had a lot to say to her son now, so she asked everyone else in the room to leave for the time being.

After only the king and his son were left, Carol I said. "Edel, I'm not worried about your ability as a king now. Your grades are much better than mine. Now I just want to ask without taking any regrets, are you going to participate in this war?"

Edel looked at Carol I who was really looking at him, and didn't hide it. "I will bring Romania to the battlefield."

"The Allies?"

"Yes, father, we can only join the Allies in this war."

Hearing his son's unreserved words, Carol I was not angry either. My son has no experience growing up in Germany, so it is understandable that he has no feelings for this country.

So Carol I continued to speak. "Edel, you are more like the king of Romania than I am. But I don't blame you. I just hope you can provide the necessary help when the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family is in trouble. It should be possible."

Edel promises the Sigmaringen family, which his father haunts. "Father, you just didn't say we'd help them, after all, my name is Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen."

After Carol I got his son's promise, he also gave up his mind and told him about it. "Let those ministers come in, they should have been waiting for a long time."

"Okay, father."

Edel opened the door of the room and spoke to the crowd waiting outside the door. "Now everyone come in."

As the crown prince finished speaking, the prime minister, former prime ministers, senior military officials, and religious leaders all walked into the king's room, and of course the royal family was among them. More than a dozen people walked into the king's room, filling the originally empty space immediately.

Carol I greeted these people one by one and chatted with them. Everyone knows what they're here for, so I'll keep it short and try to save time.

After greeting them, Carol I asked Crown Prince Edel to come to him, and he sat up and spoke to the ministers and the military in front of him. "As the Crown Prince of Romania, Eder von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is undoubtedly a qualified monarch. After my death, he will inherit the Romanian throne. You will pledge to the Crown Prince to honor your oath."

The government and military dignitaries present, as well as nobles, all knelt on one knee, held their chests and lowered their heads. "We would like to keep our oath and let God witness this moment."

After watching them do all this, Carol I seemed to have exhausted all his strength and fell into the arms of Edel who came to catch him.

Carol I died in Bucharest at 1:18 a.m. on October 10 at the age of 75. Reigned for 48 years.

Now Romania is going through the period of Carol I and will usher in the rule of King Eder. So how the new king will lead Romania and seek the greatest benefit in this war will be its main task now.